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Four Japanese free agents seek move to majors

CNNSI.com

TOKYO (AP) -- Pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa of the Hanshin Tigers was one of four professional baseball players in Japan who became unrestricted free agents Wednesday in hopes of moving to Major League Baseball.

Evan Drellich, MLB.com

Pirates GM Neal Huntington, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and Indians GM Chris Antonetti discussed the state of the game during a panel at the trio's alma mater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price and New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey both hail from Tennessee and both were named the 2012 Cy Young Award winner in their respective leagues on Wednesday, each beating out a second-place finisher who was the reigning …

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

For the second straight year, the Tigers made a big free agency splash by signing Torii Hunter for $26 million over two years.

CNNSI.com

DETROIT (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the negotiations says free agent outfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers.